Fishing Sea

So I have a bait n bobber rig. I have the bobber, the swivel, and the leader with the hook.

Im using live minnows. Is it weird to cast this rig far? or is this set up only used for letting the line loose over a dock.

I fish in a lake.

That setup is ok to cast. Just try not to cast so hard and fast that the minnow tears away from the hook.

2008-06-28 00:35:21 by Wolf Mike

I texas rig dead shrimp with a bobber and it works amazingly, but i wanted to know how other people do it and how it works for ya'll. Also, have any one of you tried plastic shrimps? how do you rig it and is it better then dead shrimp? which brand do you use?

On the coast of North Carolina most surf fishermen use a pyramid sinker with double hooks . You can buy them or make them yourself. Its a leader with 2 gold hooks about 16 inches apart with the weight on the end of the line. This old lady was surf fishing here one day and was smoking everybody on the beach. We asked her what was she doing to catch all the fish. She told us its tying your own leaders with the 2 hooks and weight. I tried it and have been a believer every since. Just use a small piece of shrimp and run the point of the hook through the shrimp and bring it back very softly and just stick the point of the hook in the shrimp just barely. Do not run the point of the hook through the shrimp the 2ND time.

2008-04-21 14:49:13 by big dogy dog

Please explain the order that I need to tie things onto my line as well as how far apart they should be. I'm thinking it should be a sinker12 inches above a lure. But where do the bobber, split shot, and jig go? Also what are bobbers, split shots, and jigs? I know the terms but don't know what they actually do. Thanks.

here is a drawing I like to keep the bobber about 3 feet above the hook or jig and the split shot(sinker) needs to be about 10 inches to 1 foot above the hook /jig.

http://i11.tinypic.com/4lnbdwi.jpg

here are swivels , barrel swivels are used to attach 2 peices of line together

http://www.fishermansoutfitter.com/m-30-spro-fishing-swivels.aspx

Snap swivels are used to attach line to a lure . You tie the line on the round end and the other end which resembles a saftey pin is used to clip on a jig or hook eye.

Split shots are pinched on the line for weight

A jig is a lure with a weighted head and either a feather or soft plastic body and is a good artificial bait and can be bounced orr the bittom and will induce strikes from fish

2007-05-08 22:09:46 by Dot

first off skip the bobbers and artificial bait... get a good stout pole and string it with a good stout braided line, thread an egg sinker on the line and tie on a stout swivel. To the swivel attach your hook, make a leader if you have to out of some extra braid if your hooks are loose, and hook up some cut shad or live small batfish. larger bait larger fish. get it out deep where the cats are holding and hang out and wait. keep your line tight but not like a piano wire, Mr. Catfish will scoop up the bait and swim off, when the pole starts to dance set the hook and hold on! Bobers are good for small cats that cruise the shallows but for meaty cats go deep and use cut bait of live fish, back hook them so they stay alive and struggle, the vibration will bring in the cats in. Good luck and tight lines!

2006-09-02 16:18:25 by Chris C

i've been using a bobber split shot hook and nightcrawelers, but all i catch i stupid sun fish
i want to catch trout, pickerel, bass, and i've been fishing from the shore but no luck

well you cant go wrong with night crawlers. but if one bait doesnt work you would be suprised what changing it does. i would try power bait for trout. i like to use the pink kind. minnows are also a great choice. you can catch anything on minnows. if you dont have a boat tell me in the source link. i just bought an inflatable and motor/everything you need for under $300 and i have caught hundereds of fish!

2008-06-29 14:57:56 by Someone

I am in San Jose, CA fishing for the first time since I was a kid. There are some large reservoirs and a couple of percolation ponds that I have been going to this week. I have been told they are stocked with bluegill and catfish. I am using a basic zebco rod and reel, with a bobber........then, about 10 inches down I am using 2 lead weights, then about 10 inches further down is my hook. I am using #8 snell hooks (small for bluegill). I am fishing with live bait, usually red worms and nightcrawlers. I haven't even had a bite in the last 5 days. I haven't really seen anyone else catching fish around me. Is it the weather? It's about 60 degrees in the morning. I have tried using blood dough for the catfish, but I don't think I have the right rig for that.
Can some one explain the correct placement of the bobber, weights and hook? I want to make sure that I am doing it right....I went to the local shop and they just tried to talk me into buying expensive equipment.

You may consider removing the bobber completely and "tight line" fish with the pole either held in hand or in a rod holder. Place an egg shaped 1/4 oz sinker on your main line, then a glass bead then tie on a swivel. Place your snell hook into swivel and attach bait. For dough baits use a "bait holder hook" ( a treble hook with a spring wrapped around shank). When a fish strikes, set the hook with easy jerking motion.
You can fish with a slip float and bobber stop and target deeper areas. You can get these floats (styrofoam cylindrical shaped) at most tackle shops.

Enjoy fishing!

2007-04-18 16:30:31 by Joe M